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Robin Gayle, PhD, MDiv
Robin is a licensed marriage and family therapist, professor of psychology, and chair of the Department of Counseling Psychology at ֱ University of California where she teaches graduate-level courses to those aspiring to be psychotherapists.
Her private psychotherapy practice spans over 20 years in Kentfield, Calif. for individuals, couples, and groups where she utilizes client-centered listening, narrative therapy, guided imagery, and focusing to examine and shift reactivity, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma recovery and performance enhancement.
Robin specializes in group therapy, is a trained facilitator in Rothberg's “Working With the Judgmental Mind”, and an authorized meditation teacher and retreat leader. She is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, American Group Psychotherapy Association, American Association of University Professors, and Imagery International.
Education
California Institute of Integral Studies, PhD, Psychology
Graduate Theological University Pacific School of Religion, Masters of Divinity
California State University, Chico, BA, Psychology
Research Interests
Areas of special interest and publication are in co-creating meaningful dialogues, mentoring personal and professional growth, metaphoric dialogue techniques, group therapy, east-west psychology, and dual-career marriages.
Honors and Awards
- Visionary Leadership Certificate. Awarded by Barowsky School of Business Office of Executive Education, ֱ University of California, 2017
- Alonso Award for Excellence in Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy, 2010. Awarded by the Group Psychotherapy Foundation for the paper “Co-Creating Meaningful Structures within Long-Term Psychotherapy Group Culture” published in The International Journal of Group Psychotherapy (July 2009).
- Excellence in Teaching Certificate for Advanced Counseling Techniques: Groups, and Fieldwork Seminar. Awarded by the School of Arts and Sciences, ֱ University of California, 1999
Contact Information
- Bertrand Hall, Room 21
- (415) 485-3263
- robin.gayle@dominican.edu
Office Hours
By appointment.